Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-15
THE NEWS IN nRIEE.

man who wrecked train at Nebraska
Olty, Neb., killing the engineer and de-
sJroylng S1OOOO worth of property has
been convicted Of murder in the first de-
gree.
There were two terrific explosions nt the
nitro glycerne works at Plattshurg, N. Y.
sunday afternoon. The first was at quar-
Ter past two o'clock and the second seven
minutes later. 1t is thought that the heat
oil the sun raised the temperature of the
compound which was mixed outside the fac
tory. The explosions were felt at Burlinp
ton, Vt, aud were supposed to be shocks
of earthquake. At the second explosion
which shook violently doors aud windows.
many Burlington people rushed into the
streets.
The sailing steamer Eagle, the loss of
which with her whole crew of 28O passen
gers was reported fortnight ago. has ar
rived ut st. Johns, ~ f., with catch of
|OOo seuls. The debris and apparent wreck
age, with the ships name, found ON the ice.
we're flung overheard to make room for
seals. There is great rejoicing among the
Sealers families over the arrival of the SUP
posed lost vessel
On Monday the officers of the Pan Handle
railroad from Pittsburg, Pa, to Columbus.
ONO caused the arrest of II large number
OF men along the line who are believed To
he members Of AN orgaized gang for rob
hing freight cars The membership of the
gang is believed to run up into the hun
dreds. Their stealings have extended over
period Of two or three years, and the
amount stolen reaches nearly S1OO. 900.
The men arrested include chiefly freight
conductors and breakmen.
ST. Augustine, Fla, was visited by fire
Tuesday morning that destroyed about
S25O,OOO worth OF property, including the
| old Spanish cathedral. The fire started in
the laundry of the st. Augustine hotel on
the north eide Of the plaza.
a despatch from Atchison, Kan. saws
| that no less than Ii persons have been
burned to death by the prairie fires which.
! starting near Nicodemus Graham county.
have swept northwest ON an air line into
/ Norton county, destroying everything in a
| path that in places is from 81 to seven
miles wide-a great roaring sea Of flame,
rolling in tremendous sheets under the i'm
| petus of the high wind which prevailed all
| day Saturday and Saturday night Thou
sands of head Of stock thousands Of tons
| of hay, corn aud wheat and from 100 to Ia
houses and barns have been destroyed
A Sioux Falls, Oak. despatch says reports
of loss Of property by prairie fires during
the terrible wind storm Of Friday and Sat
urday continue to come in.
The French packet steamer Victoria went
ashore Wednesday near Dieppe, France,
and about 20 lives were lost.
The entire family of j. p. Taylor. a
wealthy farmer living near Waverly, n. Y,
consisting of himself, aged 60, his wife and
son Owen, Il, were killed at railroad
crossing by an Erie train Wednesday after
noon.
Fire caught in the south end of the hand
some new union railroad depot at Palmer
Wednesday afternoon and destroyed about
one third of the building, the express office,
smoking room, ticket office, telegraph Of
flee and baggage room being entirely gut
ted. The loss on the building is estimated
by Superintendent Gallup at about SO, 900,
covered by insurance
Mr. Edward Burgess has already been t.
Wilmington, Del, and superintendent the
laying Of the hull Of the new steel yacht
which Gen Paine will build t. defend the
Americas cup against the new Scotch boat
Thistle
The eighth annual meeting of the New
England Chautauqua assembly will be held
at Lake View grounds in birmingham, be
ginning July - and closing July %.
Columbia college celebrated Wednesday
the Tooth anniversary of its change Of
name from Kings college There was u
procession and various festive features and
many degrees were conferred.
The interstate commerce law, by cutting
off free passes, has reduced very percepti
bly, the number of Office seekers at Wash
ingtOn.